Our G L O B A L family

I just read a guest blog post from a student’s Nonno (grandfather). The student is a member of Mrs. Yollis’s class and you can visit their blog and read “Nonno’s Post.” The pictures are beautiful and the houses remarkable! Do you have family or friends living in other countries? Would they like to share information Read More…

Avatar Me!

Student Blogging Challenge #2 Create an avatar to use when leaving comments. Read this post about avatars. This Edublogger post gives easy directions to create an avatar and many options. Let us know if you find a historical person avatar.  I think you may find them at historicalpersonavatarsarethecoolest.com… or… maybe not:o) Once you create your Read More…

ARe You UP To THe CHaLLeNGe?

The Student Blogging Challenge is ON & we need your help answering ANY or ALL of the following questions.  Please be specific and use support statements. CHALLENGE 1 Why is OUR blog interesting? What will WE be posting about? What could OTHERS learn from reading OUR blog? What will they learn from reading your posts? Read More…

Cyber Safety…Tim & Moby Style

This past week we devoted time for lessons on digital citizenship and security.  Tim and Moby from BrainPOP guided our tour of digital citizenship, digital etiquette, and cyber-safety. Students identified actions they may take to stay safe online.  For example, YouTube has a safety mode that will eliminate exposure to objectionable content.  Confused? Watch the Read More…

Stickies and Glogs and Blogs OH MY!

7 SIG Seniors, You’ve WON! Your dedication paid off with recognition from Edublogs. Your use of digital tools is commendable and you should be proud! Check out our badge below. It belongs to YOU! This is so much better than winning the brain bowl or the mini-olympics:) Custom Glitter Text

And He Stung Us Like A Bee…

A student in N period originally planned to perform his poem for the Battle of the Bands and Poetry contest. Fortunately, it evolved into an opera solo to the delight of the audience, including our principal! Let us know what you think about one of our crowd favorites. LED Text Scroller Battle of the Bands Read More…